Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - The federal government says it will expropriate land from residents near Lac-Mgantic, Que., to create a rail bypass around the town where a train crashed in 2013 and killed 47 people. Ottaw...

OTTAWA - Moscow has again summoned Canada's top diplomat in Russia, this time over the Trudeau government's seizure of a massive Russian cargo plane. Russia says it has summoned Canadian charg d'affai...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals introduced new legislation today that would require the government to develop and share a plan every five years to help workers transition to a clean-energy economy. It w...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is announcing more support for Haiti, as neighbouring countries say they have hope the Caribbean nation can overcome a severe political and humanitarian c...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

A bill meant to force big tech companies to compensate Canadian media for news content appearing on their platforms is back in the spotlight amid BCE Inc.'s decision to slash 1,300 positions, includin...

KYIV, Ukraine - Some LGBTQ Ukrainians say winning the war against Russia is a matter of life and death for many in their community. The Russian parliament passed a law last year banning "propaganda of...

VICTORIA - The backing of a land-based salmon farm in Japan by a global company with ties to ocean fish farms in British Columbia has Indigenous and conservation groups calling on the federal governme...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut judge has ruled that the mandatory minimum sentence for inviting a person under the age of 16 years to sexual touching violates Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. A ...

OTTAWA - A controversial Conservative private member's bill intended to make violence against pregnant women an aggravating factor during court sentencing was roundly defeated in the House of Commons,...